Parents' fund spends "envelope" money on teachers, school responds

In recent days, the list of expected parent fund contributions of a second grade class at Vo Thi Sau Primary School, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City has been continuously shared on social networks.

Besides spending on student activities, this budget list is most overwhelming with the content "showing gratitude to teachers on major holidays of the year".

The list of expected parent fund contributions is heavy on "envelope money" in a class at Vo Thi Sau Primary School, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City (Screenshot).

All holidays of the year such as October 20, November 20, New Year's Day, Lunar New Year, March 8 and year-end summary all have "envelopes" for homeroom teachers, nannies, and subjects with expenses ranging from 1 to 2.5 million VND.

According to the information, the class collected 1 million VND from each parent.

Speaking to Dan Tri reporter on the morning of October 19, Ms. Nguyen Thi Hau, Vice Principal of Vo Thi Sau Primary School, District 7, said that after receiving information about the incident, the school principal discussed with the homeroom teacher to find out.

The homeroom teacher confirmed that the parents' representative committee did not discuss this revenue and expenditure plan with her.

The school also worked with the parent representative board of this class on Thursday (October 17). The parent representative board informed that these were the proposed expenses that they had not yet approved by the homeroom teacher.

Here, the school principal analyzed for parents to understand that the spending on care and training for teachers and nannies is against regulations. Thereby, the school requested parents not to include the above content in the fund's activities.

At the meeting, the class's Parents' Representative Board also apologized to the school and homeroom teacher for shortcomings in planning revenue and expenditure.

The school's vice principal also informed that the fund was collected in violation of Circular 55, so the class's Parents' Representative Committee has returned the money to the parents.

Through the above incident, the school also noted that teachers of each class need to discuss carefully with parents about the income and expenditure of the parent fund. If any amount is against regulations, it must be stopped.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Hau said that at the parent-teacher conference held on October 13, the school thoroughly informed parents about the regulations in Circular 55 on the charter of the parent-teacher association.

The vice principal confirmed that the school has not yet asked parents to contribute to any student activities. The school still has certain expenses to ensure activities and movements for students.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/giao-duc/quy-phu-huynh-toan-chi-tien-phong-bi-cho-giao-vien-nha-truong-phan-hoi-20241019103441759.htm